STOP Reacting To Your Health Concerns! BE PROACTIVE!

Ever heard your parents telling you to stop being reactive and start being proactive. Now, as a hormonally imbalanced 13 year old, your reaction to such talk may result in the head becoming slightly cocked to the side with the "deer in the headlights" look. However, as a fully grown mature adult, such talk should make a lot of sense. In light of that statement, this world is either full of stunted, immature adults or the majority has lost their sense! You may be extremely offended right now or be wondering what my basis is for such a statement.


Close to 98% of Americans today are approaching health care reactively. They are reacting to the doctor's diagnosis of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis and the list goes on. Somewhere there has been a disconnect with the way we treat our bodies and the effect it will ultimately have on our health. We are eating our way to degenerative diseases. The majority is unaware that their food has been genetically modified. People are not aware that their produce has been heavily sprayed with all sorts of chemicals that are known carcinogens according to the MSDS labels. They are not aware that the homogenization of milk creates free radicals that ultimately destroy the good cells in their bodies. Many are unaware that pasteurization, (sorry Louis), kills the enzymes your body uses to properly digest the milk. Is that why so many today are lactose-intolerant? (For more information on raw milk click here). All of this food alteration has had an effect on humans for many years now. It isn't difficult to hear of someone having cancer or heart disease. Today, we probably all know someone personally who has been diagnosed with either of these diseases.


Unfortunately, we have been trained to react to a negative health issue instead of taking control of our health from a proactive standpoint. As I was studying the Complete Product Overview & Professionals Guide to Building Great Health, published by the International Institute of Nutritional Research, I came across an interesting portion of information:

Forget about the concept of disease. This is a centuries-old concept , so it is not easy to forget. You have been conditioned to THINK disease, so you tend to think medical treatment for the same. However, what each of us is really interested in is not triumphing over disease, but in the attainment of total health. Healthy people do not have diseases. Having a disease is a symptom of not being healthy. There are no laws in any state that this author is aware of that prohibits anyone from assisting another person in gaining health. You don't give advice-- you merely make suggestions...

When you talk to people, it's Nutrition-not for arthritis- but to build healthy joints; not for cancer, but for healthy cells; not for heart attacks; but for healthy hearts, and so on. Don't be a disease professional, be a HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. So far, there are no laws which prevent you from doing this.

Until next time, may we all be PROACTIVE regarding our health and not reactive!

K Wood

Building Great Health

Is Eating a Healthy Diet Enough?

It seems that many today are waking up to the fact that what you put into your body directly affects your overall health. This is a huge stride in an era where cause and effect are not being communicated in the educational system and even in the family. Many are failing to tell Johnny that if he jumps from his second story roof, (even though he is wearing his super-hero cape), he will most assuredly injure himself. Many today are calling common sense, uncommon sense for a good reason.

It's exciting to talk with friends and family who are making health conscious decisions in regards to their diet. Many are putting away the processed foods and turning to fresh, whole foods. And this is a very good step in the right direction. However, is eating a healthy diet enough?

There are many Naturopathic Doctors who believe that a healthy, organic, whole food diet is not enough to lead a healthy life. Though you may be eating a natural diet, if your digestion isn't up to par, it can create many problems to your health. Dr. Robert Preston, N.D., (Doctor of Naturopathy), has written a comprehensive report regarding proper digestion and colon health. Below is a sample of the contents:

While the subject of our bowel movements is not something most people discuss with anyone, even their doctor, recent research is demonstrating that how healthy your colon is, and how frequently you have bowel movements is a major factor in how long you will live and how healthy you will be as you age.

Although chronic constipation has long been associated with the development of colitis, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, and colon cancer, it has also now been established as one of the primary factors contributing to the development of cancer of the breast, ovaries and uterus, impaired liver function, and degeneration of brain tissue. Scientists are just now beginning to examine the relationship of constipation to the development of disease, and they are finding many powerful correlations. For example, it was recently found that people who have only one bowel movement every 2 or 3 days are 4 times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.

It takes many years for the harmful effects of an unhealthy and poorly functioning colon to be made manifest in the tissues of the body. Due to this long delay, most people, and until recently even the medical profession, failed to realize that by ignoring chronic constipation as though it were merely a harmless nuisance, serious and irreversible damage was being done.

Now it is realized that the long term result of an unhealthy and poorly functioning colon is the eventual onset of some form of fatal illness. For the sake of a long and healthy life, you simply cannot afford to ignore the health of your colon.

Click here to read the report in its entirety.

The International Institute of Nutritional Research recommends a product produced by Vitality Corp. called Colon Health to aid your body in proper digestion. It is available by clicking here or the Maximum Vitality Partners link on this site.

Until next time, may your heart be healthy and your colon clean!

K Wood

Building Great Health